What Creates Lasting Transformation? From Homeless Heroin Addict to Prolific Podcaster + Behaviour Change Coach with Eric Zimmer
"At the age of 24, I was homeless, addicted to heroin, and facing long jail sentences. In the years since I not only found a way to overcome these obstacles to create a life worth living, but I now also help others to do the same." β Eric Zimmer
ποΈ Episode Overview
You might have come across Eric through his award-winning podcast βThe One You Feedβ where he has interviewed hundreds of the wisest and most inspiring humans on the planet.
He's also a father, serial entrepreneur, behaviour coach, and author on a quest to understand how we might live more intentional lives.
And we get into the impact that these conversations has had on his life and perspective over the last decade, but we begin with the chapters of his life before the podcast β at age 24 Eric was living out the back of a van, spending $300 a day on his heroin addiction and up to 50 years in jail.
We dive into this transformational journey of recoveryβthe gifts and challenges inherent in the AA program as well as his thoughts on what created the conditions for both his addiction and the sobriety that followed.
It was interesting to see how Eric and I share a mutual fascination for questions around how to take insights and apply them to everyday lifeβand the parallels between the Spiritual Habits group program that Eric hosts with the work that Iβve been involved with around resilience and researching the nervous system.
π Show Notes + Links
ποΈ Subscribe to the 'One You Feed' podcast on Spotify
π¨βπ Learn more about Eric's 8-week Spiritual Habits Program
π₯οΈ Watch his superb TEDx talk on the battle of changing your behaviour
Connect + Explore More from Jonny
π¦ Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller
π« Learn more about Nervous System Mastery
πͺ· Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)
π± Check out Stateshift β our brand new iOS + Android app
π Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)
You might have come across Eric through his award-winning podcast βThe One You Feedβ where he has interviewed hundreds of the wisest and most inspiring humans on the planet.
He's also a father, serial entrepreneur, behaviour coach, and author on a quest to understand how we might live more intentional lives.
And we get into the impact that these conversations has had on his life and perspective over the last decade, but we begin with the chapters of his life before the podcast β at age 24 Eric was living out the back of a van, spending $300 a day on his heroin addiction and up to 50 years in jail.
We dive into this transformational journey of recoveryβthe gifts and challenges inherent in the AA program as well as his thoughts on what created the conditions for both his addiction and the sobriety that followed.
It was interesting to see how Eric and I share a mutual fascination for questions around how to take insights and apply them to everyday lifeβand the parallels between the Spiritual Habits group program that Eric hosts with the work that Iβve been involved with around resilience and researching the nervous system.
π Show Notes + Links
ποΈ Subscribe to the 'One You Feed' podcast on Spotify
π¨βπ Learn more about Eric's 8-week Spiritual Habits Program
π₯οΈ Watch his superb TEDx talk on the battle of changing your behaviour
Connect + Explore More from Jonny
π¦ Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller
π« Learn more about Nervous System Mastery
πͺ· Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)
π± Check out Stateshift β our brand new iOS + Android app
π Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)
